Sunday, November 4, 2018

Auburn, ten more college football teams become eligible for the 2018 postseason.

Bowl Eligibility Watch

Week 9 of the 2018 college football season is over. For some teams, the hopes for a postseason bowl game are also over. (Hi there, UCLA!) But hope is still alive for a few three-win teams, and even for a couple of two-wins via scheduling quirks.

On the brighter side of things, eleven teams, including Duke, Michigan State, and Auburn, became bowl eligible on Saturday, earning them a postseason bowl spot.

Here's the full rundown of which schools are postseason eligible, and which are still on the outside looking in.

Power Five Conferences

ACC

Postseason Eligible (Six or more wins)

Clemson (9-0)

Boston College (7-2)

Syracuse (7-2)

Virginia (6-3)

*Duke (6-3)

*North Carolina State (6-2)

Five Wins (Magic Number: 1)

Pitt (5-4)

Georgia Tech (5-4)

Miami (5-4)

Four Wins (Magic Number: 2)

Virginia Tech (4-4)

Florida State (4-5)

Wake Forest (4-5)

Big 12

Postseason Eligible

Oklahoma (8-1)

West Virginia (7-1)

Texas (6-3)

Five Wins (MN: 1)

Iowa State (5-3)

Baylor (5-4)

Texas Tech (5-4)

Oklahoma State (5-4)

Four Wins (MN: 2)

TCU (4-5)

Three Wins (MN: 3)

Kansas (3-6)

Kansas State (3-6)

Big Ten

Postseason Eligible

Michigan (8-1)

Ohio State (8-1)

*Michigan State (6-3)

*Wisconsin (6-3)

Penn State (6-3)

Iowa (6-3)

Five Wins (MN: 1)

Northwestern (5-4)

Maryland (5-4)

Purdue (5-4)

Four Wins (MN: 2)

Indiana (4-5)

Illinois (4-5)

Minnesota (4-5)

Pac-12

Postseason Eligible

Washington State (8-1)

Washington (7-3)

Utah (6-3)

*Oregon (6-3)

Five Wins (MN: 1)

Stanford (5-4)

Cal (5-4)

USC (5-4)

Arizona (5-5)

Arizona State (5-4)

Colorado (5-4)

SEC

Postseason Eligible

Alabama (9-0)

Georgia (8-1)

LSU (7-2)

Kentucky (8-1)

Florida (6-3)

*Auburn (6-3)

*Mississippi State (6-3)

Five Wins (MN: 1)

South Carolina (5-3)

Missouri (5-4)

Texas A&M (5-4)

Ole Miss is 5-4, but ineligible for postseason play for violations of NCAA rules.